BackupBuddy vs Duplicator Pro Backup Speed Battle
completedBlog Starter (XS) -- XS
BackupBuddyPROvsDuplicator ProPRO
BackupBuddy v9.1.5|Duplicator Pro v4.5.24|
🔒 SequentialBlog Starter (XS) — XSNone Load
Speed Winner
Duplicator Pro
13.0svs42.7s
Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Storage Winner
Duplicator Pro
45 MBvs48 MB
Smallest archive size
Best Overall
Duplicator Pro
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Backup Scope
BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why
Overall Median Times
BackupBuddy
Backup
5.1s
Restore
37.7s
Duplicator Pro
Backup
7.7s
Restore
5.1s
Per-Profile Median Times
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 44.4s
Backup
5.5s
Restore
39.1s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.1s
Backup
7.8s
Restore
5.3s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 43.5s
Backup
5.2s
Restore
38.4s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.1s
Backup
7.8s
Restore
5.3s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 42.7s
Backup
5.1s
Restore
37.7s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.0s
Backup
7.8s
Restore
5.2s
Backup Size & Efficiency
BackupBuddy
Data backed up167.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput30.2 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
Duplicator Pro
Data backed up138.0 MB
Archive size45.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput17.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
Backup Inventory
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 33 | 286.8 KB | 140 | 945.2 KB | +107 |
| Plugins | 9,310 | 59.9 MB | 4,707 | 40.4 MB | -4,603 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | 968.9 KB | -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 5 | 17.0 KB | +3 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 598 | 9.4 MB | +580 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 8,601 | 122.0 MB | -3,919 |
Phase Breakdown
Iteration 8 (median)
BackupBuddy
SCAN
4.5s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
Duplicator Pro
SCAN
7.1s
Iteration Results
9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
Shared Hosting3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 5.6s | 42.2s | 47.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.3s | 13.0s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.5s | 38.4s | 43.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.3s | 13.2s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 39.1s | 44.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.0s | 5.1s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Managed WordPress3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.2s | 43.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.7s | 5.5s | 13.2s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.4s | 43.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.2s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.4s | 43.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.3s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
VPS Standard3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 37.7s | 42.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.2s | 13.0s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 37.6s | 42.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.9s | 5.2s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 39.3s | 44.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.7s | 5.0s | 12.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Downloads
Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — Duplicator Pro (TXT)
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